Sharks goalie Antti Niemi blocks a shot with the Wings' Justin Abdelkader close by in the second period Thursday night.

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A tight-checking game at San Jose left the Red Wings with a 3-1 record as they returned home Friday from their longest road trip of the season.

They lost, 2-0, at HP Pavilion, thwarted by a banked puck and a giveaway that gave the Sharks their second victory of the season over Detroit. Otherwise the excursion to California and Arizona went very well, beginning with two straight victories at Anaheim, Calif., against the Ducks, who at the time had only lost once at home.